Swansea City icon Lee Trundle mocked their bitter rivals Cardiff City after it was revealed that Steve Cooper would not be the new Bluebirds manager.
Cooper, a former Swansea manager, is interested in becoming Cardiff’s manager after being fired by Leicester City, according to reports on Sunday.
A day later, it was reported that Cooper would not be the next Cardiff manager. The Welshman has recently managed Nottingham Forest and Leicester City in the Premier League, and the Bluebirds are currently struggling in the Championship table..
Lee Trundle makes Cardiff City dig after Steve Cooper blow
Trundle, a Swansea City star who scored 91 goals in 194 games before joining Bristol City, took to X to poke fun at Cardiff City when it was announced Cooper would not be their next manager.
In response to a post titled “The former Swansea boss is said to be setting his sights higher up the pyramid,” Swans veteran Trundle stated, “When he said further up the pyramid, he meant higher than [sic] 20th,” referring to Cardiff’s dismal place in the Championship table.
| Current Championship table | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Club | P | GD | Pts |
| 19th | Luton Town | 18 | -13 | 18 |
| 20th | Cardiff City | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 21st | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | -20 | 17 |
| 22nd | Hull City | 18 | -9 | 15 |
| 23rd | QPR | 18 | -11 | 15 |
| 24th | Portsmouth | 16 | -12 | 13 |
Given the rivalry between the two teams, it’s no wonder that Trundle is rubbing in the fact that Cooper, one of Swansea’s former managers, will not be joining Cardiff, which is yet another setback for the Bluebirds in their hunt for a permanent manager.
Omer Riza has been the Bluebirds’ interim manager for two and a half months, and it’s still unclear whether he’ll be the club’s next permanent manager, and Swansea fans are loving watching their biggest rivals struggle on the football while in trouble off it.
Swansea City supporters will love Lee Trundle’s comments
Despite being born and raised in Liverpool, Trundle is synonymous with Swansea City and currently works for the club as an ambassador, so he knows the club inside and out and understands how important this rivalry is.
It’s fair to say that as a Swansea icon who also played for Bristol City, Trundle isn’t the most loved player among Cardiff City fans, and he frequently takes advantage of this with some of his social media remarks.
Swansea fans will like seeing a club great communicate with them on social media, and his comments about Cardiff City have been well received by the Jack Army.
While they drew 1-1 earlier this season, Swansea are clearly having a stronger season than their South Wales opponents, and fans will take advantage of the opportunity to rub it in.
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